# N90437: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2000-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 60-0243-100
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1988
- Last registry action: August 15, 2000
- Mode S code: AC80E9
- Owner when cancelled: [New Creations Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20CREATIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0074° N, 82.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43219, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90437
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90437-2000-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Smith AEROSTAR 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA113), Apr 6, 1989: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N90437), Utica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890406006539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406006539A), Apr 6, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N90437), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. Smoke in cockpit. Landed and fire erupted on rollout. Cockpit destroyed. Possible electrical short.

## Other aircraft with N90437

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90437): Aeronca 11CC, S/N 11CC35
- [Cancelled 1949-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90437-1949-06-17): Douglas C-54A, S/N 10417, built 1944. Exported to France. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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